Messy Games
8 games in this category, hand chosen by experienced leaders. Every one lists the ages it suits, the group size it needs and what to bring.
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Pairs throw a raw egg back and forth, stepping further apart after every catch, until one unbroken egg is left.
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One player per team wears a shaving cream beard while the rest of their team throws Cheesels at it, and the stickiest beard wins.
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A relay where every runner carries sugar, lemon and water in their mouth, does ten star jumps to mix it, and spits the result into the team jug.
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Teams talk a blindfolded team-mate across an oval strewn with plates of paint, and every mine they tread on costs the whole team ten seconds.
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Ordinary Twister played on a mat covered in wet paint, so every hand and foot comes away a different colour.
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Four teams, four colours of diluted paint and a paper life taped to every chest. Cover everyone else and protect your own.
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Touch football played with a melon.
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Ultimate frisbee played with a banana. Catch it in the end zone to score, and hope it survives the next pass.